If you give a gift on Christmas day, the recipient will thank you and move on. If it’s a food gift, the contents will soon be devoured and forgotten. But if you want to be remembered year round, a subscription will remind your loved ones every month that you care…
The Rackhouse Pub re-opened on Saturday, December 12, after a nearly two-year absence. The original Rackhouse shared a warehouse space with Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey on South Kalamath Street; the new restaurant and bar at 2875 Blake Street will also serve as the taproom for C Squared Ciders and Bierstadt Lagerhaus (which…
It has been a year and a half since the original Rackhouse Pub closed on South Kalamath Street next to the Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey distillery. But owner Chris Rippe is finally ready to throw open the doors to a new incarnation of his beer-centric pub, this time in partnership with…
No. 2: Fried Chesapeake Oyster at Hideaway Kitchen + Bar Head up Interstate 70 to Genesee Park (it won’t take as long as you think) and then look for the shopping center tucked behind the Chart House. In the far corner, you’ll see the Hideaway, looking more like a neighborhood…
Nearly a year ago New Saigon’s owners, husband-and-wife team Thai Nguyen and Ha Pham, were feeling burned out after more than thirty years in the business, so they sold the restaurant and made plans to slowly transition the kitchen to the new owners. They kept New Saigon Bakery next door in…
The Cobbler’s Corner shopping center at 44th Avenue and Alcott Street in Sunnyside is beginning to fill out, with the likes of clothing boutiques, florists and salons already attracting customers. Bacon Social House opened in the back courtyard of the development at the end of November, and now another stop…
A week into December, many of us have finished our big-ticket Christmas shopping and are too exhausted from the near-riots of Black Friday to contemplate hitting the stores for more. If you’re still looking for something for your remaining friends and family, heading to the mall for a Norelco shaver…
Platform T opened over the summer in Glendale with a wide selection of loose-leaf tea, a full bar with coffee drinks, beer, wine and cocktails, and a small menu of breakfast and lunch items. Over the weekend, a second Platform T began brewing at the corner of First Avenue and…
Sour, sweet, salty and bitter: These are the cornerstone flavors in Western cooking. Add umami, the element of savoriness pinpointed by the Japanese to describe a taste component in seaweed, mushrooms and fermented foods, and you think you’ve got it covered. Tingling and buzzing? Those aren’t pleasant sensations we generally…
There are two indisputable facts about Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza, the Neapolitan pizzeria that chef/owner Mark Dym opened with his wife, Kristy, on Larimer Street in 2008: 1) Dym makes some of the city’s finest pies in any style, and 2) Having another pizza company named Marco’s move into Denver could…
No sooner did we lament the loss of ten of our favorite bars and restaurants this year than another forerunner in Denver’s homegrown food scene pulled up stakes. Fuel Cafe, one of the pioneers of the River North district, is now closed in the TAXI development on Ringsby Court. Chef/owmer…
No. 4: The Jack Broughton at Black Eye Coffee In the early days of bare-knuckle boxing, English pugilist Jack Broughton bashed his way to an undefeated record in the ring. Inspired by his strength and skill, the kitchen at the Capitol Hill branch of Black Eye Coffee came up with…
The past two years have seen unprecedented growth in Denver’s restaurant scene, but with growth and change comes the painful loss of the old and familiar. This year saw several longtime favorites shutter after decades of delighting guests, but a few shining new stars also called it quits, leaving us…
Last month, Tom Unterwagner and Steve Jankousky, owners of Tom’s Home Cookin’ in Five Points, put their restaurant up for sale. Fans of the Southern-style kitchen who lined up every weekday for lunch hoped that Tom’s would continue to serve the meatloaf, mac and cheese, chicken and dumplings, and other country…
In southern Italy, the feast of the seven fishes is a traditional Christmas Eve banquet where family and friends gather to celebrate in typical Italian fashion (meaning lots of good food) while still maintaining a meatless day in accordance with Catholic practices. While the best place to experience such a…
A venerable Cherry Creek fixture is calling it quits after 49 years. Andre’s Confiserie Suisse opened in 1967 but will bake its last confection on December 31. The bakery is known for its tortes, pastries, croissants, quiches and other European specialties as well as its daily lunch with no permanent…
Uncle Joe’s Hong Kong Bistro opened nearly a year ago as a fast-casual Chinese eatery with a short menu of mix-and-match traditional proteins and starches. But the counter-service model was quickly ditched and by spring the restaurant was offering a full-service menu to theater-goers and conventioneers at its location in…
A few years back, Joe Knoblich decided he was tired of “working for the man,” so he found himself a food truck in California, drove it back to Colorado and set it up as Chuey Fu’s, a Latin-Asian mashup of street tacos that has become a regular at Civic Center Eats…
Summer is the season to get out and explore new things — unfamiliar dishes at restaurants, an undiscovered hiking trail that winds through a mysterious valley. But as winter approaches and icy winds and dark days force us inside, we yearn for what’s safe. This is the time of year…
Latke love developed quite a cult following when it opened in Park Hill a few years ago after its start as a market vendor in 2011. But fans of the crispy potato cakes topped with classic ingredients like apple sauce and lox as well as playful fare like green chile…
No. 5: Fall Squash Carpaccio at the Squeaky BeanA question might pop into your head when you read the description for the Squeaky Bean’s fall squash carpaccio: “I don’t even know what a musquee de provence is, and you want me to eat it raw?” You can rest easy though,…
With more than twenty restaurants and bars opening in the metro area in November, a couple of trends stood out. Barbecue continues to heat up the dining scene, with four smokehouses opening from Aurora to Westminster. If the sheer number of new ‘cue joints opening this year means more competition…
